Betty's Pastitsio | Just A Pinch Recipes

Name: Betty's Pastitsio | Just A Pinch Recipes
Total time: 105 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pound(s) (750g) pasta, such as shells, penne or spirals; ## MEAT SAUCE; 1 tablespoon(s) vegetable oil; 1 large onion, diced as fine as you can; 2 pound(s) (1 kilo) ground beef (minced beef); 2 teaspoon(s) minced garlic; 1 can(s) crushed tomatoes; 1 bottle(s) Italian passata (thick tomato juice); 1 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon(s) ground allspice; 4 bayleaves; 1/2 cup(s) water, to swish out the remaining juice from the can and then pour into the passata bottle and shake to get all the tomato juice from there too; 2 teaspoon(s) sugar (to counter act the acidity of the tomatoes); 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground cloves; ## BECHEMEL WHITE SAUCE; 4 ounce(s) (100g) butter, salted; 1/2 cup(s) plain flour; 3 - 4 cup(s) milk; 1 teaspoon(s) onion powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground nutmeg; ## TOPPING; 1 pound(s) mozzarella cheese, grated

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In a heavy-based saucepan, heat the oil and fry the onion with the ground (minced) beef. Break up the meat so there are no large clumps. Add the cinnamon and garlic. Cook...

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Ingredients

1 1/2 pound(s) (750g) pasta, such as shells, penne or spirals
## MEAT SAUCE
1 tablespoon(s) vegetable oil
1 large onion, diced as fine as you can
2 pound(s) (1 kilo) ground beef (minced beef)
2 teaspoon(s) minced garlic
1 can(s) crushed tomatoes
1 bottle(s) Italian passata (thick tomato juice)
1 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon(s) ground allspice
4 bayleaves
1/2 cup(s) water, to swish out the remaining juice from the can and then pour into the passata bottle and shake to get all the tomato juice from there too
2 teaspoon(s) sugar (to counter act the acidity of the tomatoes)
1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
1/2 teaspoon(s) ground cloves
## BECHEMEL WHITE SAUCE
4 ounce(s) (100g) butter, salted
1/2 cup(s) plain flour
3 - 4 cup(s) milk
1 teaspoon(s) onion powder
1/2 teaspoon(s) ground nutmeg
## TOPPING
1 pound(s) mozzarella cheese, grated